Chelsea Peretti is leaving police sitcom 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'

Chelsea Peretti, seen here as Gina on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," is leaving the series. (Erica Parise/ NBC)

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is losing a major member of its cast.

Chelsea Peretti announced she’s leaving the popular police sitcom after portraying administrator Gina Linetti the past five seasons.

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“I won't be doing a full season of Brooklyn Nine Nine in Season 6,” Peretti tweeted Wednesday. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t ever be back, winky face emoji, heart emoji. I want to thank you for the hours you spent watching Gina be Gina.”

Peretti did not provide an explanation for why she is leaving the show.

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” which premiered in 2013, spent its first five seasons of Fox and, after being canceled by the network in May, was picked up for another season by NBC. Season 6 is slated to premiere this fall.

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The series centers on a cast of eccentric members of the NYPD who work in Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct, with Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz and Terry Crews among the other stars.

The show’s makers have not divulged how they plan to address Peretti’s absence on the show moving forward, but co-creator Dan Goor praised the actress in a statement Monday.

“From the moment Mike Schur and I decided to create this show, we wanted Chelsea Peretti be a part of it, and she always will be,” Goor shared to Twitter. “While it’s sad to see a member of the family leave, we are so proud of Chelsea and excited for what she does next. Also, I know for a fact this isn’t the last we’ll see of Gina Linetti.”

Peretti, whose character was famously hit by a bus in Season 4, did not appear in several episodes during Season 5 when she was out on maternity leave. She and her husband, “Get Out” director Jordan Peele, welcomed their first child — son Beaumont Gino — last year.